La red (The Internet)

Those of you who would like to speak to me relatively in person, like on Skype or Facetime or messaging, will unfortunately have to continue to wait.  It may seem like all that I talk about is the fact that I do not have Internet, but I have realized that I am an addict.  There, I said it, so I guess I am taking the first step to recovery.  When I go more than a few hours without it, I get grumpy, a little twitchy, and feel the pains of withdrawal.  Seem a little extreme?  Well, at the very least, I have decided that having Internet is like taking a shower for me.  It isn't exactly necessary, but me and everyone around me is much happier when I do it every day.  It doesn't help that I desperately need it for the classes I am taking on line.  Basically, this is how I feel going without regular Internet for the last 10 days...

Let me explain a bit why it is so difficult to obtain Internet in this lovely country that I am swiftly developing a love/hate relationship with (though in truth, I mostly love it).  To get pretty much any type of Internet, with the exception of those terrible USB sticks, you must have a residence card.  To get the residence card, you have to travel to another city with the right documentation and then it may take 20+ days before you receive what is know as the NIE card.  It would have been tolerable, if we had been told this right away, but not everyone, including the people working at various stores, knows this.  Therefore, they let you sign up, tell you it is processing, to come back, and then WHAM! They hit you up side the head with the truth, that it just can't happen for you until you get that little card.  All that hope, up in flames.  The only good news I have is that we may be able to have our landlord "co-sign" with us, so that we can get internet in the meantime.  Only time will tell.  Wish me luck with satisfying my addiction!